Earlier this year I discovered another blogger who hosts a weekly blog hop called Twisted Mix Tape Tuesday. The idea is, she gives you a theme and you have to choose up to 5 songs that fit the theme and blog about them. I have always enjoyed reading these and thinking about what songs I would choose that fit the theme. Sometimes I comment on her posts with my selections but I have never actually written a blog myself.
This week the theme is Christmas. You are lucky because I just happened to have a few Christmas songs that immediately jumped into my mind when she announced the theme. And because it’s ME, you know they’re going to be geeky. So here you go:
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” – Barenaked Ladies (with Sarah MacLachlan)
Despite the obvious Christmas theme of this song, it’s actually one of my favorite songs in general – I love it so much that it is in my workout playlist all year-round. This time of year though, I break it out even more often than that. In fact, right now it plays whenever a reminder goes off on my phone. It’s just makes me smile every time I hear it.
“You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch”
I had a heck of a time finding a version of this song that actually contained the video from the original Chuck Jones animated movie. I finally gave up so you get this one instead:
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” – John Denver and the Muppets
This is far and away the best version of this song ever recorded. I mean come on, just about every song is better with the Muppets in it.
“Carol of the Bells”
This is my favorite Christmas carol of all time, and I love listening to all the different versions of it. I especially love when it’s sung by a full chorus; the harmonies are just lovely. While perusing YouTube to find a really killer version of the song with bells and harmonies, I found THIS, which is EVEN BETTER:
Brilliant.
Like I said, every song is better with Muppets.
Kari Rhymes with Atari 
I love me some muppets, and love last year’s addition to their Christmas canon with CeeLo http://video.disney.com/watch/ceelo-green-featuring-the-muppets-all-i-need-is-love-4cf70ea08bf4cd2f4fb881e1
You have made my year! FINALLY!! Of course I loved just having your choices in the comments, but am so honored that you actually played. And guess what? We are the same you and I. Great geek minds think a like. I love ALLL of these songs, I had not heard the Carol of the Bells Muppets, but now it’s gonna be a go to for sure. I made a YouTube playlist for the boy for Christmas, that just got added.
This is awesome! thank you so much for interrupting your regularly scheduled programming!
Merry Christmas!
For the love of Pete – WHY did I not think of the Grinch? LOL Thank you for including that one. It’s an all time great!